The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
IL the Senate on the 18th the resolutions
OF the Kansas Legislature for the organization
of Oklahoma were presented and referred.
memorial was also presented b5 Mr.. Hoar in
favor of bankrupt law. The bill TO strengthen
our coast defenses and encourage the manufac
ture of.steel for modern army ordnance. armor-
ETC., was then taken up and passed without
division as was also the bill to encourage the
manufacture OF steel for modern naval ordnance
After passing several other bills the Senate fur
Their debated the Eads Tehuantepec bill and
then adjourned. In the House a large number
of bills and resolutions were introduced when
the States were called. Under suspension OF
the rules bill passed establishing terms OF
United States courts at st. Joseph. Hannibal
and Springfield. Mo-, as was also the bill grant
ing the right of way 10 the Chicago, Kansas
& Nebraska railroad through the Indian Terri
tory. Adjourned
The Senate on the Sth passed several
minor bills, among them bill 10 prohibit any
officer or agent of the Government hiring or con-
tracing out the labor of prisoners. The Senate
bill for securing statistics to the extent and
value of the vessel fisheries OF the United
States was passed. and the House bill relating
to the importing and landing OF the mackerel
caught during the spawning season was taken
up. Without disposing of the bill the Senate
went into secret session and soon adjourned.
At the expiration of the morning hour the
House went into Committee of the Whole upon
the Senate bill to indemnify certain subjects
of the Chinese Empire for losses sustained
in the Rock Springs (Wyo.) riot in September.
1885. The House bill appropriating S147,14S was
substituted for the Senate bill ard passed.
Pending consideration of the bill authorizing
the President to arrange for q conference to
promote arbitration between the United States
and Mexico and South and Central America
and Brazil the House took recess. AT the
evening session eulogies were delivered and
resolutions passed respecting the death of
Messrs. Arnot, Beach and Dowdney, Of New
York, and the House adjourned.
EVERY seat in the Senate gallery was oc-
cupied on the 9th, the day being devoted to
eulog1es upon the late Senator Logan. The
President and family, the diplomatic corps and
other prominent people aud Mrs. Logan, son
and daughter occupied seats reserved for them.
1t was the anniversary of the deceased Senator's
sixty-first birthday. Eulogies were delivered by
Senators Cullom, Morgan, Edmunds, Mander-
son, Hampton, Allison, Hawley, Spooner, Cock
rell, FRYE, Plumb, Evarts, Sabin, Palmer, Ran
som and Farwen. The resolution of respect
was adopted and the Senate adjourned. q. In the
House the Senate bills making appropriations
to strengthen the coast defenses and other
purposes were referred to the Committee on
Appropriations. A sharp colloquy took place
between Messrs. Gibson, of Virginia, and Rog-
ers, of Arkansas, during debate upon the bill
compensating district attorneys, marshals, ETC.,
by salary instead of fees. No final action was
reached. when the House went into Committee
of the Whole upon the Consular bill. The COM
mittee soon rose, public business was suspended
and the House proceeded to consider resolu-
lions relative to the death OF Mr.. Price, of Wis
consin. Eulogics were delivered and the House
adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 10th the presiding
officer presented resolutions of the Republican
members of the Indiana Legislature lin joint
convention) protesting against the validity of
the election OF David S. Turpie as United States
Senator. After some debate a new conference
committee was appointed on the bill repeating
the presumption and timber-culture laws. The
Senate then passed the bill relating to the i'm
porting and landing of mackerel caught during
the spawning season. The Eads Tehuantepec
bill was then discussed until adjournment. -.
The morning hour in the House was consumed
in fiibustering on the bill providing that in the
General Land-ofice there shall be ten chiefs of
division at a salary of 81 600 each. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill.
When the committee rose the House adjourned.
AFTER the transaction of routine business
the Senate on the 18th further considered
the Eads Tehuantepec bill which was laid aside
and several bills merely of local interest passed
The Post-ofice Appropriation bill was then
taken up and after being for time under con-
sideration was laid aside. A few more local
bills were passed and the Senate bill for the re-
lief Of Thomas A. Osborne, formerly United
States Marshal of Kansas, ito repay him IS, 701,
public money lost by him in 1886. through the
failure of private banking house, was passed
49, The House devoted most Of the session to
work in Committee of the Whole. message
was received from the President transmitting
without his approval the Dependent Pension
bill. At the evening session thirty-five pension
bills passed and the House adjourned.